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Family-Friendly Attractions
Top 4 Family-Friendly Attractions in Kyoto [2025]
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Kyoto Railway Museum
4.8
/5
234 reviews
6.8
From AU$ 15.94
Based on 743 reviews
Kyoto City Centre | 3.6 km from downtown
Phone +81-570-080462
Address: Kankijicho, Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto, 600-8835, Japan
Recommended sightseeing time: 2-3 hours
No.9 of Best Things to Do in Kyoto
Highlights:
Showcase 53 historic trains
Steam engines & bullet trains exhibit
Saved by 452 users207 positive reviews
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The Kyoto Railway Museum is simply amazing! As soon as I entered, the retro and modern blended design took me down. Super rich exhibits, from ancient steam locomotives to Shinkansen models, have everything. The interactive experience area is full of fun, and the children have a super fun. The staff is warm and professional, although I don’t understand, but I feel that science is in place, super suitable for children to increase knowledge
The railway museum is really interesting. Compared with the domestic ones, there are many places to operate. Everyone will consciously queue up and the experience will be better. Driving the Shinkansen requires an appointment one day in advance, and the children like it very much.
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Kyoto Aquarium
4.6
/5
131 reviews
6.0
From AU$ 25.50
Based on 556 reviews
Kyoto City Centre | 3.3 km from downtown
Phone +81 75-354-3130
Address: 35-1 Kankijichō, Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto, 600-8835, Japan
Recommended sightseeing time: 2-3 hours
Featured in Best Things to Do
Highlights:
Experience Jing River & dolphin show
Home to 15,000 marine creatures
Saved by 347 users114 positive reviews
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I went there on the same day, I can buy it on the same day, it is very convenient, I can use it to change the QR code at the counter to change the paper ticket. I saw the dolphin show in the morning. It was not bad. I ate a big scorpion popsicle. There are many cute doll toys in the store.
Went with my daughter and we both enjoyed the experience very much. The giant salamanders were very interesting. Great collection of jellyfish.
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Toei Kyoto Studio Park
4.5
/5
127 reviews
5.6
From AU$ 29.78
Arashiyama/Sagano/Takao | 5.5 km from downtown
Phone +81 570-064-349
Address: 10 Uzumasa Higashihachiokachō, Ukyo Ward, Kyoto, 616-8586, Japan
Recommended sightseeing time: 1-3 hours
Featured in Best Things to Do
Highlights:
Stroll town & experience history
Explore 20+ Japanese historical sets
Saved by 299 users53% positive reviews
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Saint Fighter Star Ya, dunk master, these... none of them are mainly ninja and samurai themes, Edo-era architecture, and there is a lot of content about masquerading Superman. The place is very small, the service is still warm, many people who rent Japanese antique clothes to take pictures, there are not many Chinese, take children, 1,000 yen to rent a ninja clothes, buy a headscarf to wear to shoot Jay Chou's MV of "ninja"
Visiting Toei Studio Park was so surreal because you are able to visit a movie set where they shoot their films and shows. It's actually the most enjoyable part because you got to see how the set all look like and be amazed how they made this place and even bring it back.
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Kyoto Botanical Gardens
4.3
/5
55 reviews
4.1
From AU$ 24.34
Based on 400 reviews
Ohara/Kibune/Kurama | 4.1 km from downtown
Phone +81 75-701-0141
Address: Shimogamo Hangicho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, 606-0823, Japan
Recommended sightseeing time: 2-3 hours
Highlights:
Greenhouse flower sea stroll through a world of blooms
The water lily pond reflects the outline of Mount Hiei
33% positive reviews
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I went there last year to see the autumn leaves and it was so beautiful.
I'm planning to go again at the end of this year.
It will be lit up from the 10th of next month until the end of the year.
Although we are still in a state of emergency, the Kyoto Prefectural Botanical Gardens will resume normal operations from June 1st. Many people still don’t know this, so even though it was a Saturday, there were very few visitors, so it was a very relaxing experience.
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